Chapter 18 of General Nelson's Scout is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of General Nelson's Scout is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AFTER THE BATTLE. The sun arose once more on Donelson. The storm of the elements, as well as of battle, had passed away. But the horrors of war remained. On the frozen ground lay the dead with white, pinched faces.
Chapter 18 of General Nelson's Scout is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading “The sun arose once more on Donelson.”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “AFTER THE BATTLE.”
violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements)
From this reading “The storm of the elements, as well as of battle, had passed away.”
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “On the frozen ground lay the dead with white, pinched faces.”
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading “On the frozen ground lay the dead with white, pinched faces.”
plural of “horror” — intense and profound fear
From this reading “But the horrors of war remained.”
sounding as if the nose were pinched
From this reading “On the frozen ground lay the dead with white, pinched faces.”
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “The storm of the elements, as well as of battle, had passed away.”
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anew
In this reading “The sun arose once more on Donelson.”
In this reading “On the frozen ground lay the dead with white, pinched faces.”
In this reading “On the frozen ground lay the dead with white, pinched faces.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
In this reading “The storm of the elements, as well as of battle, had passed away.”
In this reading “AFTER THE BATTLE.”
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later than; following
From this reading AFTER THE BATTLE.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading The sun arose once more on Donelson.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The storm of the elements, as well as of battle, had passed away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The storm of the elements, as well as of battle, had passed away.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading AFTER THE BATTLE.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the horrors of war remained.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading On the frozen ground lay the dead with white, pinched faces.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun arose once more on Donelson.
violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements)
From this reading The storm of the elements, as well as of battle, had passed away.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading On the frozen ground lay the dead with white, pinched faces.
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading On the frozen ground lay the dead with white, pinched faces.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading On the frozen ground lay the dead with white, pinched faces.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The storm of the elements, as well as of battle, had passed away.
plural of “horror” — intense and profound fear
From this reading But the horrors of war remained.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading On the frozen ground lay the dead with white, pinched faces.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The sun arose once more on Donelson.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The storm of the elements, as well as of battle, had passed away.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sun arose once more on Donelson.
on one occasion
From this reading The sun arose once more on Donelson.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The storm of the elements, as well as of battle, had passed away.
sounding as if the nose were pinched
From this reading On the frozen ground lay the dead with white, pinched faces.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading But the horrors of war remained.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading The storm of the elements, as well as of battle, had passed away.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun arose once more on Donelson.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTER THE BATTLE.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading But the horrors of war remained.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The storm of the elements, as well as of battle, had passed away.
a Caucasian
From this reading On the frozen ground lay the dead with white, pinched faces.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the frozen ground lay the dead with white, pinched faces.
Chapter 18 of General Nelson's Scout by Byron A. (Byron Archibald) Dunn holds 197 sentences, grouped into 40 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 18 holds 197 sentences of General Nelson's Scout, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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